Bedstead.



A. BALLENBERG, DECD.

F. BALLENBERG, EXECUTRIX.

BEDSTEAD.

APPLICAHON FILED SEPT- s. um.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

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ADOLPH BALLENBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.; FANNY BALLEN'BERG EXECU'IRIX OFSAID ADOLPH BALLENBERG, DECEASED.

BEDSTEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH BALLENBERG, a citizen of the United States,and residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bedsteads, ofwhich the following is a. specification, such as will enable thoseskilled in the art to which it appertains to made and use the same.

This invention relates to bedsteads and particularly to means forconnecting the end and side rails with the corner posts, and the objectthereof is to provide a simple and effective construction for thispurpose whereby the side rails are detachably and reversibly connectedwith the corresponding corner posts, and by means of which suchoperation may be quickly and easily performed without the use of toolsor implements of any class, and whereby the end rails are secured to thecorresponding corner posts by a simple and effective construction, partof which is also employedin making the connection of the side rails withsaid posts; a still further object being to provide means wherebv thedetachable side rails may be locked in operative position in whichcondition they cannot be detached.

Another object of this invention is to provide a construction of theclass specified which is particularly designed for use in connectionwith what are known as metal bedsteads but which may be used inconnection with bedsteads formed of any desired material.

The inventionis fully disclosed in the following specification, of whichthe accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of myimprovement are desig nated bysuitable reference characters in each ofthe views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved means forattaching the rails of a bedstead to a corner post, the corner postbeing shown in transverse section, and being tubular in form; t I e Fig.2 a section on the line 22 of Fig. l

Fig 3asection on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 a plan view of a blank from which the lock member of myimprovement is made, said view'being on a reduced scale;

Fig' 5 a similar view of a blank from which the body portion of the railattaching device is made; and

Fig. 6 a view similar to Fig. 3 but on a reduced scale and showing amodification.

In the drawing forming part of this specification, I have shown at a oneof the corner posts of a bedstead, which, in the construction shown, istubular in form and is made of sheet metal and, in the practice of myinvention, I provide a reinforcing plate 6 which is arc-shaped in crosssection and adapted to be mounted on the inner side of the post a, andwhich is provided at intervals with spaced inwardly directed ears 5which are arranged in pairs and which are cut from the material of saidplate and bent inwardly as shown at 6 and the post a is provided withcorresponding apertures a I also provide a rail attaching bracket 0which is formed from a blank 0 shown in Fig. 5, comprising a centraltransverse body portion 0 provided at its ends with bolt holes 0 andprovided at one side edge with a foldable extension 0 having asupplemental side edge folding member 0 provided with a longitudinalslot 0', and the body portion 0 is also provided at its opposite sideedge with a foldable side member 0 provided at one side edge with afoldable member 0 having two slots 0 and at the other side edge with asimilar foldable side member 0 one-half 0 of which is foldable at rightangles to the other half and the parts 0 and c are both out centrally asshown at 0 to form inwardly directed bearings 0 when the blank 0 isfolded to form the rail attaching bracket 0.

In the operation of folding the blank 0 to form the main part of therail attaching bracket c, the transverse central portion of the blank 0forms the back plate 0 of the bracket while the parts a and c are bentat right angles to the back plate to form one side and thebottom of ahousing for the bracket as shown in Fig. 3, while the part c is foldedatright angles to the back plate to form the opposite side of saidhousing and the part c of the part c is folded inwardly to form aninwardly directed flange at the bottom of said side of the housing as isclearly shown in Fig. 3, while the part o of the part c is foldedoutwardly as shown in Fig. 3 to form an attachment for the, end rail (Zof the bedstead which is riveted or otherwise secured thereto as shownat (P.

I also provide a cam lock device 6 which forms a part of the attachingbracket cand which is formed from a blank 6 shown in Fig. 4, and whichcomprises a central body portion 6 having cam-shaped side foldingmembers .2 and provided at one end with laterally directed ears a whichare bent inwardly as shown in Fig. 2, and the cams shaped side foldingmembers c are also bent inwardly as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and inconnecting the cam lock device 6 with the housing part of the railattaching bracket, said housing part being open at the top, the ears 6of the cam lock device are passed inwardly of the sides of the housingportions near the back plate thereof and arepivoted to said sides asshown at 0 and the said cam lock device is adapted to be swungvertically as indicated in Fig. 2, and in the downward movement thereof,the points of the cam lock members 6 pass downwardly through the slots 0in the part. c and through the slots 0 in the part c, ail as clearlyshown in Fi 3, and in this position of the cam lock members 6* ot' thelock device 6 said cam lock members a bear on the inwardly directedhearings o at the sides of the housing of the attaching bracket 0.

The part 6 of the cam lock device 6 is beveled out or recessed at theback edge thereof as shown at e to correspond with the shape at the posta in transverse section, and to permit said cam lock device to swinginto its highest position and the edge portion or free edge portion ofthe part e of the cam lock device isalso preferably provided with arecess e to permit of the insertion thereunder of the finger to raisesaid cam lock device when in its operative position. as shown in Fig. 2,or the insertion of a suitable instrument, it said lock device shouldbecome tired in its operative position from any cause.

In the accompanying drawing have aiso shown at f one of the side rails0:5 a bedstead, and said railis composed of angle-iron, one side portionf? of which is provided with a reduced angular extension 7*. having asupplemental reduced extension .7, and the part i is provided with acentral longitudinal slot 7 adapted to receive the bearing members c ateither, side of the housing of the rail attaching bracket 0. Inattaching the bracket 0 to the post the inner reinforcing plate 7) isfirst placed in position with the nuts gin place between the ears 6 andbolts g are passed inwardly through the back plate 0 or" the bracketattachment 0 and through the apertures a? in the post a and through thenuts 9, and said bolts aresecu ed home tight and this securely locks theb list attachment to the post, and in the operation of connecting a siderail with the rail, attaching bracket 0. the lock device 6 is raised asindicated in dotted lin s in Fig. .2. after which the part f? of he r isinserted into of b ket and moved lat erally into the position shown inFig. 3', in

naeasaa which operation the bearing 0 ot the corresponding side of thehousing passes inwardly through the slot 7 in the part F, as indicatedin Fig. 3, after which the lock device e is lowered into its operativeposition as shown in Fig. 3 and the side rail is securely locked againstany movement in the housing of the bracket 0.

With the foregoing description it will be seen that the side rail 7 maybe connected with the bracket 0 in two different positions, or in otherwords. said rail may be reversed and in one position the part f willform the outer side portion of said rail and will be directed upwardlyas shown in Fig. 1, while the part 7 will form the bottom of said rail,and in the other position of said rail the part 7 willt'orm a fiat topsurface therefor. while the part 7' will form the inner side of saidrail, which will be directed downwardly as shown in Figs. '2 and 3. Itwill be noted that the part f is cut away and this forms the extensionor part f and said parts 7 abuts against the cam 61 when in itsoperative position as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be seen that the novel features of my improvement resideprimarily in the means for attaching the side rail or rails to thecorner post or posts of the bedstead. and with my improvement thisoperation may be quickly and easily performed, and the side rail orrails will be locked securely in position against any movement whateverand may be quickly and easily detached whenever necessary or desirable.V

The object of passing the side portions 6* of the lock device 6 downthrough the bot-v tom of the housing of the bracket 0, as shown in Figs.2 and 8, is to brace the side portions a of the lock device a and makethem rigid and immovable when in operationbut in Fig. 6, i have shown amodification in which the same result is accomplished by making the sideportions e of said lock devices shorter and providing one of them with.an inwardly directed bottom flange plate 6 which abuts against the otherside member 6 and which braces said parts and holds them 'igid when. inuse.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is r l. The herein described means forsecuring a rail of a bedstead to a corner post thereof, consisting of abracket attachment comprising a back plate adapted to be secured to thepost andprovided with ahousing adapted to receive a part on the rail.and a lock member pivoted in the top ofthe housing and having parallelside parts adapted to enter said housing between which side parts andone side of the housing the part on the rail is adapted tobe secured. L

V 2. i i bracket attachment for securing the rail of a bedstead to acorner post thereof",

said attachment being adapted to be secured to said post and comprisinga housing adapted to receive a. part of one end of the rail, means forsecuring said part of the rail to said housing against longitudinal movement in both directions and a U'shaped lock member pivoted. to the topof the housing and adapted to swing vertically and provided with sideportions between which and one side of the housing said part and the endof the rail is adapted to be confined and locked against transversemovement.

A bracket attachment for securing a rail of a bedstead to the cornerpost thereof, said attachment being adapted to be secured to said postand comprising a housing having parallel side members and open at thetop, and a lock member pivoted in the top of the housing and havingparallel side members adapted to pass into said housing and. betweenwhich and the sides of the housing are spaces to receive a part on theend of the rail.

a. Ii bracket attachment for securing a rail of a bedstead to the cornerpost thereof, said attachment being adapted to be secured to said 1305band comprising a housing having parallel side members and open at thetop, and lock member pivoted in the top of the housing and havingparallel side members adapted to pass into said housing and betweenwhich and the sides of the housing are spaces to receive a part on theend of the rail, the sides of the housing bein also provided withinwardly directed bearings which are adapted to pass through an aperturein said part of the rail.

bracket attachment for connecting the of a bedstead with a corner postthereof, said attachment being adapted to be secured to said post andcomprising a housing provided with means for securing an end railthereto against lateral movement, said housin being open at the top andbeing adaptec to receive a part on an end of a side rail, and a U-shapedlock member pivoted in the top of the housing andL having parallel sidesadapted to enter said housing and between either of which parallel sidesand one side of the housing the part on the end of the side rail isadapted to be secured.

6. A rail attaching and lock device of the class described, said devicebeing composed of two sheet metal parts, one of said parts comprising aback plate having a channel or U-shaped portion extending at rightangles thereto, the other of said parts being U-shaped in form in crosssection and adapted to bepivoted in the channel or U-shaped portion ofthe other part, the opposite sides of said first-named part beingprovided with inwardly directed members adapted to bear on the oppositesides of said last named part to form between said parts a space adaptedto receive the end portion of a rail.

7. A bracket attachment for securing the rail of a bedstead to a cornerpost thereof, said attachment being adapted to be secured to said postand comprising a housing having parallel side members, a lock membermovably mounted between the side members of said housing and havingparallel side members, the outer transverse dimension of the lock memberbeing less than the inner transverse dimension of the housing to formspaces of fixed width between the same at the opposite sides of the lockmember, and the end of the rail to be connected with said bracket beingprovided with a part adapted to be mounted in either one of said spacesand locked against transverse inovement therein by said lock member andone of the side members of the housing.

8. A bracket attachment for securing the rail of a bedstead to a cornerpost thereof, said attachment being adapted to be secured to said postand comprising a housing hav ing parallel side members, a lock membermovably mounted between the side members of said housing and havingparallel side members, the outer transverse dimension of the lock memberbeing less than the inner transverse dimension of the housing to form aspace between the same at the opposite sides of the lock member, and theend of the rail to be connected with said bracket being provided with apart adapted to be mounted in one of said spaces and locked againsttransverse movement therein by said lock member and one of the sidemembers of the housing, and means for locking said part on the end ofthe rail againstlongitudinal movement in said space.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this ith day ofSeptember, 1917.

ADOLPH BALLENBERG.

Witnesses C. E. MULREANY, H. E. THOMPSON.

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